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The case for Allardyce

Not everyone might be enamoured with the idea of Sam Allardyce as England manager but there are people putting the case for the Sunderland boss.

West Ham co-chairman David Gold, who worked with him from 2011-15, told BBC Radio 5 live he "would make a very good England manager" and the Guardian's Louise Taylor agrees.

Taylor, who has covered Sunderland for a number of years, writes: "Sunderland’s manager is surely the right man, in the right place, at the right time to not only breathe new life into the England team but challenge all sorts of dubious received wisdoms currently pervading Football Association philosophy."

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Olympics once in a lifetime opportunity - Rose

Justin Rose will be competing for Team GB at the Olympics along with Danny Willett and has been speaking about the number of dropouts.

“It’s clearly disappointing, I’m not going to say it isn’t," he said.

"The Olympics is about the best of the best going head to head no matter what the sport, so golf has been hit quite hard in that respect. I like to think the 10 guys are skipping Rio rather than skipping the Olympics.

"There are some concerns for some of the guys, especially guys with young families or those hoping to start families. I sympathise with them, but from my point of view I see it as a once in a lifetime opportunity and it’s about being part of something bigger than your sport.

"For one of the top players from the States it is still a massive achievement to win gold, but it wouldn’t change their career as much as others. Maybe some of the top players in the world feel the risk is too great.”

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Willett eyes up title tilt at Troon

Danny Willett is working hard to ensure he's in the best shape possible going in to the Open Championship at Royal Troon on Thursday.

Willett, 28, won The Masters in April - his first major - but has been in inconsistent form since.

"You got to go back to basics and realize what got you there in the first place,'' Willett said.

"Are you working out enough? Have you been putting enough time in? Have you been dedicating yourself properly?

"We've had a couple moments in the last month or so where we're trying to get back on track now, getting back up and working as hard and for longer hours than what we have done in previous months, previous years."

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Winning Wimbledon a blur - Hewett

Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles champion Alfie Hewett has revealed that he forgot the winning rally of their final.

"I actually had to re-watch the match point because I just couldn't remember what had happened," Hewett told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"One of the players asked what was the rally like at match point and I couldn't answer them, I just couldn't remember what had happened - it was an insane moment."

The 18-year-old won his first Grand Slam title along with Gordon Reid, but when asked if he would rather be a Wimbledon champion or watch his team Norwich City win at Wembley, he opted for the latter "all day long".

Completing the men’s gymnastics line up are Nile Wilson and Brinn Bevan – who broke his leg in two places in November.

Missing out are Dan Purvis and Sam Oldham who helped win the team bronze four years ago in London.

The women’s team includes the Downie sisters Becky and Ellie, Commonwealth champion Claudia Fragapane, as well as Amy Tinkler and Ruby Harrold.

Ellie Downie, Fragapane and Harrold are first-time Olympians, as is 16-year-old Tinkler, who will be the youngest member of Team GB at the Rio Olympics - one month younger than Lois Toulson of the diving team.

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Rio pull-out was a decision I struggled with - Spieth

While Rory McIlroy is happy with his decision to pull out of Rio 2016, two-time Major champion Jordan Spieth says he "really struggled" with his choice to pull out of the Olympics.

On Monday Spieth became the latest golfer to pull out of Rio due to concerns about the Zika virus.

“This was a decision I really struggled with, up there with deciding which university to study at and when to turn pro. I’m a huge believer in Olympic golf and representing my country, but this came down to a very personal decision. I still hope to play in four or five Olympics in the future.”

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Basketball blunder for Knicks

American basketball team New York Knicks have caused a diplomatic issue between the USA and Lithuania by labelling new signing Mindaugas Kuzminskas a Soviet.

Lithuanian star Kuzminskas, 26, made the switch to the Knicks in a multi-million dollar deal this week after honing his craft in domestic and European leagues, the New York Post reports.

But as Lithuanian news portal Zw.lt says, the 6ft 9ins forward's new team caused dismay in his homeland by listing his nationality as the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union broke up in 1991.

It's an error that's resulted in diplomats becoming involved, with a spokesman for Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Vaskelevicius saying that Ambassador Rolandas Krisciunas would write to the club to "draw their attention to the error".